Juvenile bald eagle, overlooking 'our' soy + cornfields, river and creek. OR red tailed hawk.

[elleng]

so even tho ospreys have flown south, I'm not totally devastated.







OR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_hawk

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/red-tailed-hawk.htm

"Juvenile red-tailed hawks have a brown tail," he explains, "until they molt their tail feathers roughly one year after birth."

[Walleye]

1. My hummingbirds left about three days ago. I'm dealing with melancholia

[elleng]

2. Yes, it's that time of year.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

3. I think it's an eagle.

It's hard to tell from a distance, but I think that's an eagle's beak.

[elleng]

4. Yes, Juvenile bald eagle.

Caught one yesterday, too.

Here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12085898





Neighbor said saw one this morning, but I missed it.